Rise Of The Hoarder

It's funny how a change in perspective can make everything so different.

Even without saying a word—without needing to think about it—the Status Window of the Archangels manifested before me.

[STATUS INFORMATION]

- Name: Lemuel

- D/L: 5

- Level: 100 - Exp: 100.00

- Race: Executioner - Class: Archangel

- Age: NIL

- Sex: Male

- Alignment: Lawful Good

- Karma Points: 5 × (Input)

[Stats]

- HP: 5

- MP: 5

- Strength: 3

- Agility: 4

- Vitality: 3

- Intelligence: 5

- (G) Essence: 500

- Items Equipped: Archangel Robe

- Allies: (The Archangels)

[Additional Information]

Executioners Of The Highest Caliber Sent By The Supreme Beings.

[End Of Information]

The others had matching Status Windows, so I simply glanced at them and ignored the unnecessary details.

'D/L' stood for their position in the Dimensional Ladder, and as expected it was in the 5th point—same as Sariel.

Regular Executioners operated on the 4th Layer, but Archangels were quite special. Humans were on the 3rd Layer, by the way.

As a result, humans could by no means threaten the existence of these higher beings as a result of their difference in status.

Even, with all my power, was only at the 4th Dimensional Layer, in the past—though barely.

As a result, the Archangels could bully me no matter what I threw at them.

They could also interfere with my powers since I operated at a lower level.

'But, now...' I smiled, slowly moving in their direction.

"It's funny how your Stats look abysmally empty compared to those of a lower Dimensional Layer."

Their Stats had single digits, unlike every other human.

Many would think this was poor, and if any human saw this, they would think the Archangels were weak.

However, no matter how humans struggled, they would never be able to attain a single figure '1' from the Stats of these entities.

That was how profound they were.

"Jeremy Lewis... how are you still here?"

"How can you see our Status Information?"

"Why can't we see yours?"

These idiots... I thought they were smarter than that.

"Isn't it obvious? Or can't you sense it? It's because you are all currently inferior to me."

My current capacity was different from the past, and not by a small margin. Still, giving a show was better than simple explanations.

"Like so." I pointed my finger in the direction of Lemuel, the closest to me.

>BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM<

It was a simple ray of light that proceeded from my fingertips, but it contained enough force to completely blow the Archangel away before he could notice.

The landscape that was already fixed ruptured as the Archangel crashed into it.

The debris that followed did not reach where I floated, but I saw how they parted to form a glorious crater.

"Sariel, you handle Lemuel. I'll take care of the remaining two. You know what you should do, right?"

The Archangel by my side nodded, descending to the ground where her previous colleague was without even batting an eye.

"H-hey, Sariel, what are you doing?!"

"This guy is—!"

Before they could complete their words, I already made my way to their midst.

"WHA—?!"

In a flash, my hands clutched their necks, strangling their throats.

"Gark!" They let out choked coughs, but I didn't let go.

Their skins felt awfully soft—like a baby's—almost as though they had never been touched in their life.

"I remember how you guys had fun with me not too long ago. It was a fun party, was it not?"

"Gurk... You..." The one called Raphael glared at me with a fierce expression.

​ ".... How... Urk..." Uriel seemed more docile, but what did it matter?

They were both nothing but sniveling children in my grasp.

"It's almost ridiculous that I struggled so much against the both of you." A chuckle escaped my lips.

"... L-let gooooo!!!"

Instantly, brimming light escaped the two Archangels, causing the environment to be enveloped in their destructive radiation.

Another wave of explosion erupted, sending everything around to nothing but dust.

However—

"Are you done throwing your tantrums?"

"U-uh?!" They both blurted out, watching as I emerged from the smoke unscathed.

My hands were still tightly glued to their necks too.

I thought these Archangels would understand, but they were acting like idiots. Could it be because this was the first time they had been placed in this situation?

Or maybe...

"Do you really think you can win?"

In any case, they needed a bit more display to understand their predicament.

>BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMM<

Creating my own explosion, the Angels were assailed by great pain. I knew this because of the way they screamed.

Their melodious tunes contained unspeakable agony, and they writhed—struggling to escape my grasp.

"You know, you guys stripped me of everything. My Stats, my Titles, my Skills—everything."

Once the smoke cleared, their previously flawless skins now appeared charred and burned.

It almost made me feel bad for the two.

"I couldn't do anything as you even wiped out my army. I simply watched powerlessly."

They both coughed, smoke emanating from their mouths.

Was this the first time they had felt pain? Their expressions and the way they shuddered told me that was indeed the case.

"The despair I felt, and the helpless state I endured..."

One would think that everything I encountered, and even the new memories in my head would make me abandon my base nature, but how could I do that?

"... It's your turn!"

I was always going to be Jeremy Lewis—and there was no way in hell I wouldn't have sweet revenge.

"Clench your teeth!" I yelled releasing the angels from my grasp.

"Ack!"

Before they could recoil from their state, I gave both of them clean hits to their jaw, causing the air to echo, and the surrounding wind to part.

>WHOOOOSSHHHH<

The Archangels swiftly ascended to the sky—no, even beyond—as a result of the impact.

"Hahaha, let's go!" I instantly flew to catch up to them.

It didn't take me long to overtake the two, reaching a height above them and then kicking the two to push them back to the ground.

>BOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM!!!<

Like unstoppable meteors, they landed on the ground, vomiting what I could only describe as their blood.

Even as I watched from my height—feeling my heart race with excitement—I knew it wasn't enough.

I still wanted to do more.

"Come on! Show me what you've got!"